Yefiny Mena, our International Programs Specialist, tells us about her visit to the Juan Apostol School in Guatemala with Children Incorporated Director of Programs Luis Boudret. The Juan Apostol School allows impoverished children to get an education and participate in skills training programs. “The Juan Apostol School, founded in 1990, is located in Villa Nueva. This area is about 25 miles from Guatemala City, but due to the recent expansion of the city, it has […]
Receiving Technical Training and an Education in Guatemala
The Juan Apostol School offers a wide range of learning for children
Enjoying a Structured Environment in Guatemala
The Bethel School is our team's final stop in the country
As their trip comes to its conclusion, our Director of International Programs, Luis Bourdet, and our International Programs Specialist, Yefiny Mena, visit our last affiliated site in Guatemala before traveling to El Salvador, where students enjoy a more structured environment than other schools in Guatemala offer. Today, we hear from Yefiny about the Bethel School and her impression of how it is helping our sponsored children and their families. Visiting the Bethel School “This small […]
Our Spring 2025 Newsletter
Stories of Hope from around the world
In December 2024, Renée Kube and Kristen Walthall of our U.S. Programs Division and our Director of Development Shelley Callahan traveled to Louisiana to visit five affiliated schools in New Orleans, where our sponsors are helping children with their most basic needs to ensure they can attend school ready to learn. “It was amazing to get a chance to meet all of our volunteer coordinators and some of our sponsored children during our visit,” said […]
Our Feeding Program at Work in Guatemala
Students at Santa Isabel Ana Seton are well-fed and eager to learn
In the fall of 2024, our Director of International Programs, Luis Bourdet, and our International Programs Specialist, Yefiny Mena, visited our affiliated sites in Guatemala and El Salvador to meet with our volunteer coordinators and sponsored children and hear more about how our sponsors are changing the lives of children and families in need in Central America. Today, we hear from Luis about their visit to Santa Isabel Ana Seton in Guatemala City, where Sister […]
March 2025 Impact Report
Thank you for supporting children in need this past month
Our volunteer coordinator, Casey, at Huguenot High School in Virginia, recently wrote to us to thank you, our amazing sponsors, for your dedication to helping children at her school find value in themselves and their education: “Thank you and your donors for their continued support. You are changing the world one gift at a time!” Casey’s Letter “This is a huge thank you to all our donors and you all at Children Incorporated. Here at […]
Social Work for Social Kids
Yefiny Mena visits Casa Central in Guatemala, where children help in the community
As Luis Bourdet and Yefiny Mena continue their visits to our affiliated sites in Guatemala, Yefiny writes about the Casa Central School, where an inventive program offers students the chance to help others in their own communities. In the heart of Guatemala City “Casa Central is located in Guatemala City. At the moment, we have 69 children at this affiliation site. Our coordinator is Sor Alicia G. Morataya, who is also assisted by Lisbet A. […]